Content for TS 28.500 Word version: 17.0.0
0 Introduction
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
3.2 Abbreviations
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0 Introduction p. 5
Traditionally, telecommunication equipment is provided as equipment with integrated software and hardware. Virtualization technologies decouple the software and hardware, and the network function software can be executed on COTS hardware.
The mobile network will be composed of virtualized network functions and non-virtualized network elements in the future. Virtualized network functions, like traditional non-virtualized network elements, need also to be managed.
Due to the decoupling of network function software and hardware, ETSI ISG NFV introduces the NFV Management and Orchestration architecture, which interacts with 3GPP network management system, to realize the management of virtualized network functions lifecycle and resource allocation. 3GPP specifies the management solution of mobile networks that include virtualized network functions and clarifies the relationship between 3GPP management architecture and ETSI ISG NFV Management and Orchestration architecture.
The present document specifies the management concept, requirements and architecture for mobile networks that include virtualized network functions.
1 Scope p. 6
The present document specifies the management concepts, the management requirements and use cases from operators' perspective for mobile networks that include virtualized network functions which can be part of EPC or IMS, and provides the management architecture for these mobile networks.
2 References p. 6
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present document.
- References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or non-specific.
- For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
- For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies. In the case of a reference to a 3GPP document (including a GSM document), a non-specific reference implicitly refers to the latest version of that document in the same Release as the present document.
[1]
TR 21.905: "Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications".
[2]
ETSI GS NFV-IFA 010: "Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV); Management and Orchestration; Functional Requirements Specification".
[3]
ETSI GS NFV-MAN 001 V1.1.1: "Network Function Virtualisation (NFV); Management and Orchestration".
[4]
ETSI GS NFV 003 V1.2.1: "Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV); Terminology for Main Concepts in NFV".
[5]
TS 32.101: "Telecommunication management; Principles and high level requirements".
[6]
TS 32.401: "Telecommunication management; Performance Management (PM); Concept and requirements".
[7]
TS 32.111-1: "Telecommunication management; Fault Management; Part 1: 3G fault management requirements".
[8]
TS 32.150: "Telecommunication management; Integration Reference Point (IRP) Concept and definitions".
[9]
ETSI GS NFV-IFA 013 v2.1.1: "Network Function Virtualization (NFV); Management and Orchestration; Os-Ma-nfvo Reference Point - Interface and Information Model Specification".
[10]
ETSI GS NFV-IFA 008 v2.1.1: "Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV); Management and Orchestration; Ve-Vnfm Reference Point - Interface and Information Model Specification".
[11]
TS 28.510: " Telecommunication management; Configuration Management (CM) for mobile networks that include virtualized network functions; Requirements".
[12]
TS 32.102: "Telecommuncations management; Architecture"
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations p. 7
3.1 Definitions p. 7
For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in TR 21.905, TS 32.101, TS 32.111-1, TS 32.150, TS 32.401 and the following apply. A term defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same term, if any, in TR 21.905.
Consumer Role:
See service consumer in clause 5 of TS 32.101. See consumer in ETSI GS NFV-MAN 001 [3]).
LifeCycle Management (LCM):
Defined in ETSI GS NFV 003 [4].
Network Functions Virtualisation Infrastructure (NFVI):
Defined in ETSI GS NFV 003 [4].
Network Functions Virtualisation Management and Orchestration (NFV-MANO):
Defined in ETSI GS NFV 003 [4].
Network Functions Virtualisation Orchestrator (NFVO):
Defined in ETSI GS NFV 003 [4].
NS:
Network Service defined in ETSI GS NFV 003 [4].
Physical Network Function (PNF):
Defined in ETSI GS NFV 003 [4].
Producer Role:
See service producer in clause 5 of TS 32.101. See producer in ETSI GS NFV-MAN 001[3]).
Scaling:
Defined in ETSI GS NFV 003 [4].
Virtual Machine (VM):
Defined in ETSI GS NFV 003 [4].
Virtualised Infrastructure Manager (VIM):
Defined in ETSI GS NFV 003 [4].
Virtualised Network Function (VNF):
Defined in ETSI GS NFV 003 [4].
Virtualised Network Function Manager (VNFM):
Defined in ETSI GS NFV 003 [4].
Virtualised Network Function Package (VNF Package):
Defined in ETSI GS NFV 003 [4].
VNF Healing:
Defined in ETSI GS NFV-IFA010 [2].
3.2 Abbreviations p. 7
For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in TR 21.905 and the following apply. An abbreviation defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same abbreviation, if any, in TR 21.905.
CAPEX
CAPital EXpenditure
COTS
Commercial Off-The-Shelf
LCM
LifeCycle Management
NFV
Network Functions Virtualization
NFVO
Network Functions Virtualization Orchestrator
NS
Network Service
NSD
NS Descriptor
OPEX
OPerating EXpense
OSS
Operations Support System
VIM
Virtualized Infrastructure Manager
VNF
Virtualized Network Function
VNFM
Virtualized Network Function Manager
